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Ian H
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Sep-12-03, 03:49 PM (EDT)
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"before I get too carried away"
 
   is it legal / kosher to copy a machined part?? I was thinking of making a few reed blocks , but if it doesnt fly with international patent laws I probably shouldn't.
anyone know the jive?
thanks
Ian



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doppio
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Sep-12-03, 03:54 PM (EDT)
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1. "RE: before I get too carried away"
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   It's probably technically not legal especially since you are advertising (if you can call it that) it here and selling it for money...although I highly doubt anyone will really care if it's only a few...but does "the man" really watch our little bbs here anyway?


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Sep-12-03, 03:59 PM (EDT)
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2. "RE: before I get too carried away"
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   >is it legal / kosher to copy a machined part?? I was
>thinking of making a few reed blocks , but if it doesnt fly
>with international patent laws I probably shouldn't.
>anyone know the jive?
>thanks
>Ian


1) that didn't look like the best designed reed intake I've seen.
2) You are copying someone elses design, ok to do for yourself, but not very cool to go and sell in my opinion. Design your own, it's not that hard, just as hard as machining your own. Cut the cases open to get the reed as close to the crank as you can, not sitting miles above it w/ a bunch of random space below it.

All those reed blocks are based around RD reeds, which are a dime a dozen.


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Cameron
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Sep-12-03, 04:22 PM (EDT)
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3. "RE: before I get too carried away"
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   I read an interesting article a while ago about patent laws pertaining to mechanical assemblies-- Company A built a piece of equipment held together with Phillips screws, and then Company B rolled out an exact duplicate held together with Torx screws. As in most cases, the job the equipment does wasn't proprietary (be it a reed block or a piece of oilfield equipment), and the difference in fasteners was just enough to get the court to side with Company B.

So I guess the lesson here is to build on, but add aerodynamic fins or a clock radio or something to it so that in the very remote chance that somebody takes exception to what you're doing, you can claim a discernible difference in the manufacturing.

Or, do what GM does and just slap an Oldsmobile or Pontiac badge on it and everybody will magically think there's a difference.

Cameron
Scooterunion S.C.
Houston, Texas
http://www.scooterunion.com


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John
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Sep-12-03, 04:26 PM (EDT)
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4. "RE: before I get too carried away"
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   That's a very interesting point, I always laugh at the small things aftermarket part makers do to their product to make it just a *little* different than OEM. I guess they have to do it but it's still funny.



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steve
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Sep-13-03, 00:34 AM (EDT)
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5. "RE: before I get too carried away"
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   Reverse engineering is legal. Unless you are trying to decrpyt a dvd!


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